The mineral oil in Ballistol isn't anything you should be using on wood. For wood finishes a varnishing oil such as Linseed Oil, Tung Oil, Walnut or Teak oils are appropriate, but mineral oil is suitable for cutting boards and salad bowls, not gunstocks.Little Buffalo said:I recently switched to ballistol mainly because it is compatible with wood. I use Breakfree CLP for my modern guns but since that is a petroleum product I wasn't sure that was good for the wood especially where it may end up between the barrel and stock on my longrifle. So far I have been happy with ballistol. For cleaning, nothing dissolves black powder residue better than water, but I use ballistol as a rust preventative for the barrel after cleaning, and the thing I like about it most is that you can also use it to wipe down the stock without worry. Leaves a nice sheen. Got mine from Amazon.
So is linseed oil and Tung oil...but mineral oil is suitable for cutting boards and salad bowls
And it should be food-grade mineral oil.AZbpBurner said:... but mineral oil is suitable for cutting boards and salad bowls...
AZbpBurner said:The mineral oil in Ballistol isn't anything you should be using on wood. For wood finishes a varnishing oil such as Linseed Oil, Tung Oil, Walnut or Teak oils are appropriate, but mineral oil is suitable for cutting boards and salad bowls, not gunstocks.
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